Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 60.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Rwanda, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Rwanda stood at 60.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Rwanda peaked at 60.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1999.
That places Rwanda 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.3% | — |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 13.3% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 44.1% | 60.4% | 10 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Rwanda?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Rwanda was 60.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1999.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Rwanda ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.